UK hits Facebook with maximum possible fine for Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has penalized Facebook for the Cambridge Analytica data scandal by fining it the maximum amount permissible under law. But the fine is unlikely to make Facebook break a sweat. At just £500,000 ($645,000) the sum represents a miniscule percentage of the social network's income. There will undoubtedly be arguments that this is little more than a rap on the knuckles for failing to protect the private data of at least a million Facebook users in the UK. See also: Facebook Messenger 4 is simpler and far, far less ugly Facebook says it could use… [Continue Reading]